Diabetes Chronic Complications

This edition of Diabetes: Chronic Complications provides both the experienced and trainee endocrinologist with easy-to-read, up-to-date practical guidance on the management of the many complications that can result from the onset of diabetes, such as kidney failure, cardiovascular disease, retinal failure, and cerebrovascular disease. Reflecting the rapid developments currently taking place in the field, the second edition introduces a brand-new section on liver complications in diabetes, additional material on mental health complications in the section on diabetes and the brain, coverage of dyslipidaemia and hypertension in the section on diabetes and the heart, five MCQ's in each section to help improve clinical skills, and a case study and key points summary box in every chapter. CONTENTS 1 Diabetes and the Eye, 1 Kevin Shotliff and Nigel Davies 2 Diabetic Chronic Kidney Disease, 34 Richard J MacIsaac, George Jerums and Gerald F Watts 3 Diabetes and the Liver, 67 Lisa Jones and Anna Mae Diehl 4 Diabetes and the Gastrointestinal Tract, 83 Zeeshan Ramzan and Henry P Parkman 5 Diabetes and Foot Disease, 101 Kate Marsden, Sharon Tuck and Darryl Meeking 6 Diabetes and Autonomic Neuropathy, 119 Andrew F Macleod 7 Diabetes and Sexual Health, 141 Michael H Cummings 8 Diabetes and the Heart, 165 Miles Fisher and Kenneth M Shaw 9 Diabetes and the Brain, 190 Iain Cranston 10 Diabetes and Mental Health, 214 David P Osborn and Richard IG Holt 11 Musculoskeletal Complications of Diabetes Mellitus, 239 Stratos Christianakis, Minh Chau Nguyen and Richard S Panush 12 Diabetes and Oral Health, 252 Philip M Preshaw 13 Diabetes and the Skin, 273 Hywel L Cooper, Amita Bansal and Adam E Haworth 14 Diabetes and Cancer, 294 Steven S Coughlin and Edward L Giovannucci Multiple Choice Questions, 306 Answers, 318 Index, 327 Colour plate section is found facing page 244